Asbestos Air Monitoring

We offer a wide range of asbestos air monitoring services according to the environment:

Background Air Test. Provides data on respirable fibres in air prior to work with or near asbestos-containing materials.

Air Clearance & Certificate of Reoccupation. Inspection and air tests of enclosures required for the removal of certain asbestos-containing materials and the issue of a Certificate of Reoccupation.

Personal Asbestos Monitoring. Can be undertaken for employees working on or near asbestos-containing materials in order to provide information regarding suitable and safe working practices.

We hold UKAS accreditation for asbestos air monitoring, air sampling and fibre counting (2075), and we are regular participants in the RICE inter-laboratory counting exchange.

Asbestos Fibres

Asbestos minerals incorporated in building materials break down to very fine fibres when disturbed

These fibres can linger in the air for a considerable time. The fibres are so small that they penetrate very deep into the respiratory system; hence, they are referred to as respirable fibres.

Whilst other materials may generate respirable size fibres to some extent, this phenomenon is a particular characteristic of the asbestos minerals.

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 define a control limit and an air clearance limit for asbestos (respirable) fibres in air. These are regulatory fibre concentrations that must not be exceeded in specified situations.